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Il Bacaro

Il Bacaro takes its name from Venice's wine taverns and pours Italian labels with cicchetti at Campbell House, Penang's stand-in for a wine bar crawl.

Unwined KL

Unwined KL inside APW Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, is one of the city's early natural wine shops, a small drinks-only room pouring pet-nats and grower Champagne.

Astor Bar and Decanter

Astor Bar and Decanter at The St Regis Kuala Lumpur, open since 2016, pours wine, champagne and cocktails among dark wood, velvet sofas and gold accents.

Wine Not Penang

Wine Not Penang stocks boutique and minimal-intervention wines above Lebuh Presgrave, the snug tasting room anchoring Penang's natural wine scene.

Corks Out

Corks Out in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, doubles as a wine shop and a bar, so its 250-plus labels pour at retail price rather than a markup.

Basic Wine Store

Basic Wine Store in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, comes from the team behind Table & Apron and pours only low-intervention, organic and biodynamic bottles.

Brasa

Brasa in Plaza Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, runs a charcoal grill and wine bar together, matching its bottle list to whatever protein is over the fire.

Mount Pleasure

Mount Pleasure at The Five in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, sits between Feeka Coffee Roasters and Pizza Mansion, so its wine pairs with either menu.

Gentle Giants

Gentle Giants, which moved from the Zhongshan Building to Jalan Tun H S Lee in Kuala Lumpur, pours natural and low-intervention wine by candlelight.

Byond Walls

Byond Walls at Millerz Square on Old Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur, pairs a rooftop sky garden with Neapolitan style pizza and a fairly priced bottle list.

PODO Wine Outlet

PODO Wine Outlet in Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, is a wine shop whose Korean founder Soo, a trained sommelier, has tasted each of its 700 or so labels.

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